Real size
How big is Armenia really?
29,600 km²
11,400 sq mi · 29th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Lesotho
Normal web maps draw it 1.7× too big
Armenia covers 29,600 km² (11,400 sq mi), about the size of Lesotho. A normal web map draws it about 1.7 times too big, because it lies far from the equator (around 40°N), and those maps stretch land more the closer it gets to the North Pole.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 29,600 km²
- Size rank
- 139th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.7× too big
- Latitude
- 40°N
Countries about the same size
- LesothoAbout the same size
- BelgiumAbout the same size
- AlbaniaAbout the same size
- Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau is 1.1 times the size of Armenia
- BurundiArmenia is 1.1 times the size of Burundi
Armenia through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
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Common questions
- How big is Armenia?
- Armenia covers about 29,600 km² (11,400 sq mi). It is the 29th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Armenia look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Armenia about 1.7 times too big.
- Is Armenia bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is about 1.1 times the size of Armenia.
- Is Armenia bigger than Lesotho?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.